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;]RSOH D S TESTED FAIRM SEEDS 



EARLY GREEN SOJA 



OR 

 SOY BEANS 



This early green variety has proved its earliness and value in the Northern 

 States by not only producing large fodder crops, but ripening the seed as far 

 north as Massachusetts. The grain is the richest known vegetable substance, and 

 when ground and fed to cattle gives a milk richer and better than cotton seed or 

 other meal. The American farmer can now, by the aid of the Soja or Soy Bean 

 and Japanese Millet, grow on his own farm, at small cost, a combination which, 

 furnishes a wholesome, economical and completely balanced feed for milch cows. 

 This combination should be composed of two parts millet or corn to one part 

 Soja Beans, grown separately, but mixed thoroughly, at the time of cutting 

 und filling of the silo. We recommend that grain be fed occasionally as a change, 

 but four-fifths of the grain bill can be saved. Planted the latter part of May, 

 in latitude of New York, the Beans are ready for harvesting in about 100 days. 

 Japanese Millet comes quicker to maturity than Soja Beans, and should be 

 sown from four to five weeks later, so as to be in the best condition for the 

 silo, along with the Soja Beans. Sow the Beans from the middle to end of 

 May, and the Millet from last week in June till first week in July; both will then 

 be ready for silo about the end of August. 



Planted in rows 2)4. feet apart, 6 to 8 plants to the foot of row, requiring three 

 pecks per acre, they yield 15 to 20 tons per acre of fodder very rich in flesh formers. 

 For green feed, use from time of blossoming till pods are well filled; for the silo, 

 cut as soon as most of the pods are well filled, and cut into J^-inch to 2J^-inch 

 lengths. The soja bean is also valuable as a soil enricher, gathering nitrogen 

 from the air same as clover, the roots being crowded with nodules which give 

 them this power. (See engraving.) 



Price, 20c. per lb.; $2.50 per peck; $9.00 per bushel, 60 lbs.; 10-bushel lots, $8.90 

 per bushel. 



VELVET BEAN 



iMuruna Utilis) 



CANADA FIELD PEAS 



COW PEAS 



FOR FODDER AND 

 GREEN MANURING 



For the Northern States there is no crop of printer value than Field Peas. 

 Whether for fodder, in mixture with Oats sown at the rate of 2 bushels of Peas 

 and 1 bushel of Oats per acre, or the Peas sown alone at the rate of 3 bushels per 

 acre for plowing under, there is no crop that we can so strongly recommend. 

 Peas have the power of extracting nitrogen from the air, the soil from which a crop 

 of Peas has been harvested is rich in nitrogen. There is no kind of live stock on 

 the farm to which Peas and Oats in mixture cannot be fed with positive advantage. 



The Marrowfat and Canada Field Peas, especially the white variety, are valuable 

 for early spring sowing; being exceptionally hardy, the crop is not easily injured 

 by late frosts. Sown alone for fodder or in combination with Oats for hay, or 

 as a crop to plow under for green manure, they are unsurpassed. Peas can be 

 followed by Millet or Crimson Clover. 



Prices of Field Peas for Fodder and Green-Manuring. Peas, Canada White. 

 $2.00 per peck; $7.00 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 10 bushel lots, $6.90 per bushel. 



. IMPROVE WORN-OUT SOILS, AND 

 (1 igna Carjang) ARE OF H , GH FEED | NG VALUE 



Cow Peas are more tender than Canada or Field Peas and should not be sown 

 until Corn-planting time. Cow Peas, being of very rapid growth during the 

 warm weather, can be sown as late as the middle of July with reasonable assurance 

 of a profitable crop, either for harvesting or plowing under. 



The early varieties are quite extensively and successfully grown for forage and 

 soiling as far north as Massachusetts, but so far north the crop may not ripen seeds. 

 As a soil renovator and enricher Cow Peas are very valuable, as they collect nitrogen 

 from the air in large quantities and fix it in the soil, thus adding this expensive 

 element of fertilizer to the land without cost, and leaving it richer and in better 

 condition for the future crop. Cow Peas grow on all soils from the stiffest clays 

 to porous sands, barren uplands and alluvial bottoms. The feeding value 

 is high, whether as green forage, cured hay or silage, being especially rich in 

 blood, bone and muscle forming material. For green-manuring clay land, the 

 crop should be turned under green. On sandy soil, already too light, the -vines 

 should decay on the surface and then be turned under. Sow 2 bushels per acre. 

 Black Eye Cow Peas. A popular and productive early sort. Very much in demand. 



Price, 510.00 per bushel of 60-lbs.; 10 bushel lots, $9.90 per bushel. 



New Era Cow Peas. A new, extra-early variety, earlier than the Black Eye, 

 maturing in about 60 days, specially adapted for planting north. 



Price, $8.00 per bushel of 60 lbs.; 10-bushel lots $7.90 per bushel. 



SAND OR WINTER VETCH (** wbm 



It succeeds and produces good crops on poor, sandy soils, though it is much more 

 vigorous on good land and grows to a height of 4 to 5 feet. It is perfectly hardy, 

 remaining green all winter, and should be sown during August and September, 

 mixed with Rye, which serves as a support for the plants, or in spring with Oats 

 or Barley. It is the earliest crop for cutting, and a full crop can be taken off the 

 land in time for planting spring crops. Being much hardier than Scarlet Clover, 

 this is the forage plant to sow in the Northern States, where Scarlet Clover 

 winter-kills, though it is equally valuable m the South. Every dairyman and 



A rank growing leguminous vine, attaining a length of 10 to 40 feet and 

 densely covering the ground. As a green manuring and forage crop it is of great 

 value in the South and in tropical countries. No other forage crop makes such 

 enormous growth in such a short time. On the sandy lands of Florida it averages 

 5,000 pounds of cured forage per acre, while on richer soils in Alabama the weight 

 is often over 8,000 pounds per acre. The crop may be used as green forage, 

 pastured or cured into hay, for which purpose it should be cut when in full 

 flower or before the pods get large. The feeding value is high, as nutritious as Cow 

 Peas, or Clover. Cattle and hogs thrive especially well on it. As a soil enricher the 

 Velvet Bean crop is not surpassed. It gathers nitrogen from the atmosphere, and 

 if the crop — or the roots and stubble — is turned under, this fertilizer with the humus 

 added from the decayed crop, increases the fertility of the 

 land, putting it in fine condition for the succeeding crop. 

 No fertilizer containing nitrogen need be used to grow Velvet 

 Beans, but if the soil is poor an application of about 250 

 pounds of acid phosphate and 100 pounds of muriate of 

 potash per acre would be beneficial. Plant the seed a few 

 inches apart in rows 4 feet apart, requiring about 1 bushel 

 of seed per acre. Price, $2.50 per peck, $9.00 bushel of 60 lbs. 



stock breeder in the United States should have a field of it. 

 It will also prove valuable for a hay crop in the South and 

 dry Western regions, as it may be sown in the fall and will 

 make a luxuriant growth during the fall and spring months, 

 and will yield a heavy crop, which may be cut and stored before 

 the droughts set in. Owing to conditions in Europe the seed of 

 true Winter Vetch (Vicia Villosa) is scarce and dear. Sow 1 

 bushel per acre, with V-6 bushel of Oats or Barley. 



Price, 35c. per lb.; $18.75 bushel of 60 lbs.; 100 lbs., $30.00. 



